2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac problems
Owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are body & structure (14%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 66 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 74,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (12 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac with enough data (33 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I got into an accident where I hit a semi head on and at 40 mph and the airbags never deployed. I got hurt and may seek a lawyer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 fort explorer sport trac. While driving 50 MPH during a storm, the vehicle began to hydroplane and collided with a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact experienced minor pain in various areas of his body, but did not receive medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a wrecking yard. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Dt: the contact stated while vehicle was parked for two hours a it caught on fire. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company, no reports have been filed . The cause of fire was unknown, and the manufacturer has not been contacted.
My 2005 ford explorer sporttrac has paint issues. The paint on the hood has bubbled and is now flaking off. The running boards have extensive rust spots. I am now worried what else might go wrong. =-(
Tire thread separation(s) , severely vibrated the whole vehicle at all speed..sever to very severe vibration as speed is going up to highway speed limits. At low speeds it feels like you are hitting a pot hole every tire rotation. Tire brand: yokohama geolander 235/65r17 DOT fbls. Installed in a 2005 ford sportrac VIN [xxx] used just over 14000 miles....all tire pressures, maintenance and recommended tire rotation has been serviced on the said vehicle.